Assessing Glass in Fire
By Mike Wood, for Pilkington UK Ltd Fire safety risk assessments cannot sensibly be carried out without considering the use of glass in compartmentation and escape ways. Mike Wood on …
Fire Protection, Safety & Security
Schueco fire-protection systems provide the complete solution
Despite the overwhelming need for effective fire-protection in system-built façades, windows and doors, few companies possess a range that is comprehensive enough to provide a complete solution. The exception is …
Are your fire doors up to scratch?
If they are Vicaima 3rd party accredited and audited, then the answer is yes. However, if they are not, then it is worth checking the credentials and fitness for purpose …
6,500 Vicaima Doors specified in 38 residential and care homes
Ideal Care Homes (part of the LNT Group) has 38 residential and dementia care homes in the Midlands and the North of England. Vicaima has supplied a total of 6,500 …
New Ventilated Fire Barriers
TENMAT’S VENTILATED FIRE BARRIER (VFB) KIT PROVIDES THE FLEXIBILITY TO SOLVE ALMOST ALL CLADDING FIRE BARRIER ISSUES WITH A SINGLE PRODUCT COMBINED WITH AN ECONOMICAL PRICE. The cost of bought …
FAAST Very Early Warning Aspiration detector is now Modbus enabled
System Sensor Europe, part of Honeywell, has announced that its ultra-sensitive FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology detector now comes equipped with direct Modbus connectivity. Gintare Budriunaite, FAAST Product Marketing …
Hochiki Europe fuels the need for life safety at Europe’s biggest service station
When the Extra Motorway Service Area (MSA) Group opened its facility on the M25 at Cobham in September 2012, it marked the culmination of a project that had first been …
Hochiki Europe’s fire detection system keeps Vicentini Auto on the right road to safety
Vicentini Auto first began trading in 1974 as a family owned and operated car dealership and is based in the northern Italian city of Verona. Since then the company has …
New website set to open doors for Vicaima
Leading door manufacturer Vicaima has this month launched a new website. Designed with the needs of its customers in mind, the new website contains comprehensive details of Vicaima’s full range …
SAS International partitioning installed throughout the newly refurbished Derby Council building
SAS International, a leading manufacturer of interior fit-out solutions, has supplied over 700 linear metres of its System 8000 fully glazed partitioning system for the refurbishment and extension of Derby …
Hochiki fire systems protecting largest business complex in the UK
With around 40 individual buildings housing over 160,000m2 of prime office space, Cobalt Business Park is the largest complex of its kind in the UK. Located just a short drive …
HEAT OF THE MOMENT
Emergency lighting is a vital element of any life safety system and plays a key role in guiding people to a safe location in the event of a mains lighting …
Hochiki Europe takes to the sea on ex-Dutch Navy ship
Having been moored in the fishing town of Urk for several years, The Castor’s glory days as one of the Dutch Navy’s premier vessels were a distant memory and the …
Chiltern Fire invests £250k in latest facility upgrade
Chiltern International Fire (CIF) has invested £250k refitting one of its fire testing laboratories to include a new combination furnace, completing the company’s four-year development programme of its fire testing …
DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE
Peter Johnson, Managing Director of Vicaima UK and Chairman of the BWF-CERTIFIRE SCHEME, discusses the importance of choosing the right fire door. When things become difficult in the economy, quality …
Rock-solid Sustainability from Rockfon – Planet, people and prosperity
Rockfon is the leading supplier of stone wool acoustic ceiling solutions and is a subsidiary of Rockwool International, the world’s largest producer of stone wool, with over 70 years experience. …
Victaulic Launches Innovative New Website – Mechanical Pipe Joining Made Easier Online
Victaulic, the global leader in the production of mechanical pipe joining and fire protection systems, announces today the launch of its redesigned website. The Victaulic website redesign will create a …
Equality Act Compliance High on the Agenda
With many of our largest institutions now insisting that the door set opening force requirements set out in the Equality Act are met, it is vitally important for specifiers to …
Fike SigniFire ® provides dramatic detection!
The innovative SigniFire® system from Fike, which detects fires by looking for the tell-tale signatures of smoke and flames in video images, has been chosen by E U Fire & …
The shape of things to come
With its cost and time saving attributes, off-site modular construction has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. Andrew Dickinson of Hochiki Europe examines how the fire detection industry …